The schools resembled paramilitary political organizations more than anything else, and they enjoyed the support of the governor of Satsuma Rebellion, who appointed disaffected samurai to political offices, where they came to dominate the Kagoshima government.
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Support for Saigo was so strong that Satsuma Rebellion had effectively seceded from the central government by the end of 1876.
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The government had just dealt with several small but violent samurai revolts in Kyushu, and they found the prospect of rebellion by the numerous and fierce Satsuma samurai, led by the famous and popular Saigo, an alarming one.
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However, despite their successes, the Satsuma Rebellion army failed to take the castle, and began to realize that the conscript army was not as ineffective as first assumed.
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Satsuma Rebellion's letter indicated that he was not committed to rebellion and sought a peaceful settlement.
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Morale was extremely low, and lacking any strategy, the Satsuma Rebellion forces dug in to wait for the next Imperial Army offensive.
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However, the Satsuma Rebellion army was able to cut its way free from encirclement.
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Satsuma Rebellion cancelled scholarships for Japanese students abroad and fired foreign experts.
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Satsuma Rebellion effectively ended the samurai class, as the new Imperial Japanese Army built on heimin conscripts had proven itself in battle.
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Mark Ravina, the author of The Last Samurai: The Life and Battles of Saigo Takamori, argued that "Satsuma Rebellion" is not the best name for the war because the English name does not well represent the war and its Japanese name.
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